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MESSAGE FOR: Ward, A., ILKHAN / FIRST LORD

FROM: M. Hazen, COMGEN

My IlKhan, as requested, here is a breakdown of the forces being sent to Helios as part of the third wave of Operation TOUCHDOWN.

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* National:

-- SLDF Royal:

1st Royal BattleMech Regiment "Turkina"

2nd Royal BattleMech Regiment "Werewolves"

3rd Royal BattleMech Regiment "Gunslingers" (ex-Stone's Lament/KotRS)

331st Royal BattleMech Regiment "The North American Regiment"

410th Royal BattleMech Regiment "The United Member States Regiment"

1st Royal Swiss Cavalry Regiment

13th Royal French Demi-Regiment

59th Royal Jump Infantry Regiment "The King's Own Jump Troops"

82nd Royal Jump Infantry Regiment "The All Americans"

101st Royal Jump Infantry Regiment "Screaming Eagles"

175th Royal Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The Desert Rats"

181st Royal Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The King's Own Scots Rifles"

206th Royal Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The Democrats of Brazil"

8th Royal CAAN Regiment "The Black Sea Regiment"

20th Royal CAAN Regiment "The Saipan Regiment"

124th Royal Heavy Assault Regiment "Dai Maxbuster"

1st Royal Separate Special Purpose Regiment "The Fidelis"

Elements of Clan Iron Orca - Command Star

-- SLDF Regular:

46th BattleMech Regiment "The Chrome Hounds Regiment"

171st BattleMech Regiment "The Zhukov Regiment"

332nd BattleMech Regiment "The Antarctica Regiment"

335th BattleMech Regiment "The Joan of Arc Regiment"

398th BattleMech Regiment "The European Regiment"

9th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The Pride of Puget Sound"

59th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "New Kyoto Samurai"

80th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The Texas Rangers"

138th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The Chicago Regiment"

233rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The King of Denmark Regiment"

245th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The Latvian Rifles"

256th Mechanized Infantry Regiment "The Dutch and Belgian Fusiliers"

1st French Regiment

1st German Regiment

1st Ukrainian Regiment

1st Infantry Regiment "The Big Red One"

4th Infantry Regiment "The Gurkha Rifles"

10th Infantry Regiment "The Welsh Foot Regiment"

61st Infantry Regiment "The Michigan Sixty-First"

77th Special Operations Group "Blackhearts"

-- Non-Star League:

>> FWL:

Knights of the Inner Sphere

Shiva Keshik

Purifier Cluster

Delta Aimag (elements of)

Second Protectorate Guardians

1st Nova Cat Provisionals

Dark Shadows

1st Free Worlds Guards

5th Free Worlds Guards

Oriente Ducal Guard

1st Oriente Hussars

4th Tamarind Regulars

7th Tamarind Regulars

1st Rim Commonality Guard

6th Rim Commonality Guard

1st Loyalty Defenders

1st Covenant Guards

Silver Hawk Irregulars

Steel Guard

1st Regulan Hussars

4th Regulan Hussars

14th Regulan Hussars

3rd Marik Protectors

18th Marik Militia

>> Capellan Confederation:

Death Commandos

Red Lancers (elements of)

Dynasty Guard (elements of)

Holdfast Guard (elements of)

Prefectorate Guard (elements of)

Warrior House Imarra (elements of)

Warrior House Dai Da Chi

Warrior House Ijori

2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry

1st St. Ives Lancers

Marshals of Tikonov

>> Federated Suns:

1st Avalon Hussars

Davion Assault Guards RCT

3rd Davion Guards

McKinnon's Company

>> Lyran Commonwealth:

2nd Donegal Guards (AWOL)

1st Merdengard Grenadiers (AWOL)

6th Royal Guards RCT (AWOL)

Omega Provisional Cluster (Clan Wolf-in-Exile; operating under Lyran command)

>> Draconis Combine:

Hikage

Ryuken-San

Amaterasu

Otomo (elements of)

Izanagi Warriors (elements of)

1st Genyosha

2nd Arkab Legion

1st Sword of Light

2nd Sword of Light

5th Sword of Light

7th Sword of Light

8th Sword of Light

1st Ghost Regiment

>> Rasalhague Dominion:

Rasalhague Galaxy

1st Drakøns

>> Magistracy of Canopus:

1st Canopian Night Stalkers

2nd Canopian Fusiliers

>> Aurigan Coalition:

1st Aurigan Guards

>> Taurian Concordat:

Taurian Guards Regiment

>> United Hindu Collective:

Messengers of Shiva

>> Raven Alliance:

First Raven Phalanx

Alliance Grenadiers

>> Scorpion Empire:

Seeker Keshik

* Mercenaries:

Neon Knights (chronologically displaced)

Skyborn Marauders (chronologically displaced)

Lone Wolves (inc. Fox Patrol)

Lindon's Company

Steve's Stevedores

Tiamat's Terrors

Raging Horde

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As we discussed, this does represent a significant deployment of SLDF personnel, but the experience these units will gain will far outweigh any risks. Standing up units with the names and recruitment profiles of old SLDF regiments is a powerful tool to establish continuity with the old Star League, and provide the people of Terra incentives to join up. I am hoping similar programs can be carried out as the Star League expands.

Deployment of these forces will begin on D+6, following destruction of remaining Blakist assets in the Coen Regional Area of Operations (CRAO), currently scheduled for tomorrow, D+5. Most of the forces listed here will deploy to pre-selected AOs across Helios, with several SLDF Regular units detailed to continue occupation operations in the CRAO following the first and second wave units departure to a new AO.

Mercenary and non-Star League forces will be assigned as deemed fit. Currently I plan on attaching the following units to my own operational sector command - in addition to those already attached in prior waves:

2nd Royal BattleMech Regiment

59th Royal Jump Infantry Regiment

124th Royal Heavy Assault Regiment

1st Royal Separate Special Purpose Regiment

46th BattleMech Regiment

1st Ukrainian Regiment

1st Infantry Regiment

Taurian Guards Regiment

1st Canopian Night Stalkers

2nd Canopian Fusiliers

Knights of the Inner Sphere

Hikage

Ryuken-San

Amaterasu

Otomo/Izanagi Warriors elements

1st Merdengard Grenadiers

6th Royal Guards

Omega Provisional Cluster

3rd Davion Guards

Neon Knights

Skyborn Marauders

Yours,

M. Hazen

Commanding General, SLDF

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comm ["unit COMGEN", "unit Zoe"]

returned: Unit Self is being notified of new units approaching planet. Several anonymous requests from mentioned Units about Self nature. Unit leader designates 'Zoe'. Advise?

Paladin Commander (Dame) Zoe Marik is the Executive Officer of the 1st Knights of the Inner Sphere, and is currently en route to Remulac in order to pick up yourself and several other Galleon's Graveyard assets to join the SLDF with Operation TOUCHDOWN here on Helios.

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comm ["unit COMGEN", "unit Zoe"]

returned: Unit Self is being notified of new units approaching planet. Several anonymous requests from mentioned Units about Self nature. Unit leader designates 'Zoe'. Advise?

Paladin Commander (Dame) Zoe Marik is the Executive Officer of the 1st Knights of the Inner Sphere, and is currently en route to Remulac in order to pick up yourself and several other Galleon's Graveyard assets to join the SLDF with Operation TOUCHDOWN here on Helios.

Additional FWLM and Clan Protectorate units are either on their way to Remulac or will be picked up en route to Islington, the SLDF staging ground.

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